We learned that:
Color and size did not make our car travel a farther distance. What made our car go farther was the change in position of the car from the top of the ramp to the bottom of the ramp. The height of the ramp allowed the car to gain speed to travel farther. The higher the ramp, the farther the car traveled.
We also looked at the results of the different cars our friends brought in to see which car traveled the farthest and why?
We learned that color, size, or change in position was not the key for the fastest car.
We concluded...It was the weight of the car that made the difference. The lighter the car = the faster the car traveled down the ramp. The faster the car traveled down the ramp = the farther distance the car traveled.
Dominoes!!!
A domino designer (via video) taught us how the energy stored in a domino can actually topple a domino close to twice it’s size. He used graduated sizes to demonstrate the concept. We also watched a domino artist (via video) who created designs with a variety of techniques to learn about dominoes and chain reaction.
Then, we had time to experiment with dominoes to build our own designs and learn about chain reactions. Our 5th grade book buddies from Ms. Marron's class joined us in this adventure. See some of our designs and the fun we had below.
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| A free scrapbook design by Smilebox |
We learned:
That creating a domino design is not easy! It can be very frustrating because it takes so long to set up and one little movement will cause the reaction to start.
Once a motion starts, you can't stop it. Then you have to begin again.
If your chain reaction stops in the middle, next time you have to make sure your domoinoes are close enough together so that energy can transfer from the previous domino to the next domino to continue the chain reaction.
Learning is FUN!!!
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